stephen_mcateer Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I just got some negatives back from the lab today, from my Rollei 3.5 F Planar. In a couple of portraits, the face is very slightly out of focus. [See pic below — I think the aperture was maybe 5.6 or 8.0. The logo on her jacket is perfectly in focus.]. This camera was away at the repairers a couple of months ago for a CLA. When I got it back, I did a quick focus check as best I could — with some tissue paper — which looked okay. Anyway, do I need to do a more thorough focus test, or do I need a diopter (I wear prescription glasses of -1.50), or should I use a chimney finder for better magnification of the focus screen? I have a Hasselblad chimney finder plus a 3D printed adapter for the Rollei, which is a good setup but it makes the camera a bit unwieldy, plus you can't hold the camera at waist-level to get a better view for composing. Thanks for your opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_mcateer Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 UPDATE: I did some Googling and it may be that the face is slightly out of focus because I focused the camera at eye-level, then moved it to waist-level to take the picture, resulting in the face being slightly further away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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